New York City Real Estate

With its shady streets, deep front porches and elegant two-story Victorians, Midwood is an unexpected suburban outpost halfway between Coney Island and Prospect Park.

Midwood was established by the Dutch in 1652, back when Midwood really was in the “middle of the woods.” Though it was annexed by greater New York City in 1898, it was not until 1910 that the area began to thrive with the construction of the Brighton BMT subway line.
Woody Allen, a Midwood native, immortalized his hometown in “Play it Again Sam,” and “The Purple Rose of Cairo,” but Midwood had been a vital part of the entertainment industry since the turn of the last century.

from AM New York